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Position:  Range Sheepherder

Requirements:  Must be at least 18 years old and be able to pass a pre-employment alcohol and drug test at the Employers expense.  Must also be able to lift up to 50 lbs as well as be capable of being exposed to extreme temperatures.  Must have at least three (3) months experience working with 800-1000 head flocks of goats and/or sheep and be able to provide the name, and working telephone number of the previous Employer who is able to verify the worker's experience in the occupation applying for.  Must also be able to provide U.S. employment eligibility and/or identification documents verifying the applicant's right to work in the United States.  Must be able to be on call for up to 24 hours, 7 days a week.  The worker will live in the Employer provided range housing.  Said housing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided to the employee.  The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin.  The employee is responsible to alert the Employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time.  The employee may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (normal wear and tear expected).  Must be able to facilitate practices of good animal husbandry.  Employees found abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care, may be terminated for cause.  If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of the livestock/animals or cause harm to another person, the employee may be held accountable for these actions.   

Job Description:  All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of goats and sheep.  Will be attending sheep and/or goat flock grazing on the range or pasture.  Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 51% of work will be performed on the range, to include: 

• Herds flock and rounds up strays using trained dogs;
• Herding sheep on the range or in pastures while riding on horseback, riding ATVs, or walking on foot;
• Beds down flock near evening campsite;
• Guards flock from predatory animals and from eating poisonous plants;
• Drenches sheep and/or goats;
• May examine animals for signs of illness and administer vaccines, medications and insecticides according to instructions;
• Demonstrate knowledge of when vegetation is not in a dormant state and Range herding is complete; 
• Maintain rangeland in order to avoid overgrazing of the range land and prevent animals from ingesting noxious weeds; 
• Comprehension of proper grazing action of the flock, to help reduce wildland fire fuel, increase soil fertility and improve vegetation;
• Knowledge of maintaining a herd on a range so the animals don't disperse in large open areas;
• Promote proper grazing of rangeland and predator control; 
• May assist in lambing, docking and shearing; 
• Move pregnant ewes to lambing grounds;
• Identify signs of ewes going into labor and identify potential problems during the labor process; 
• Awareness of how and when to assist during difficult births;
• Properly constrain ewes for difficult births and graft orphan lambs to mothers;
• Identify herd health issues, including but not limited to malnutrition of ewes and lambs, prolapse and mastitis;
• Provide water to animals, including minor maintenance of water troughs and water lines;
• Haul water in truck to supplement animal water needs;
• Provide supplement feed for the ewes and lambs if the range has insufficient forage;
• Disperse l vestock on the range to reduce overcrowding and increase the success of mother and lamb bonding;
• Protect vulnerable livestock (lambs & ewes in labor) from predators; 
• Move Ewes and lambs and assist in branding, castrating, vaccinating, tagging, and worming;
• Safely catch lambs with a hook;
• Move ewes and lambs to summer range grounds.

Anticipated Hours of Work Per Week:  On call for up to 24 hours, 7 days a week.  Will spend the majority of work days on the range and live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time. 

Anticipated Period of Employment:  February 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026

Application Deadline:  July 2, 2026

Job Location:  Multiple worksites in Conejos and Costilla Counties, Colorado.  Worksite locations vary, depending on season, weather and grazing rotation.  Please contact the employer at the headquarters address listed for specific directions to the current worksite.   

Pay:  $2628.43/month, paid semi-monthly, plus room and board.  Employer provides housing on the ranch, or (mobile housing) on the range for the Worker only.  Employer will provide transportation between worker's on-site housing and work sites. 

*Effective 1/1/25: FLSA exempt; no overtime paid.  *